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Over the coming month, Pests is working to raise money for the Albert Kennedy Trust, as part of our work to help support the LGBTQ+ community. With no events this year, we've hugely missed helping out our local communities, and so this year, we're going digital.
This next month you'll get to take part in some of our incredible online events, watch Sophia trap on her best hiking boots, and admire David's *ahem* Christmas stocking, as he goes for a refreshing dip on December 25th.
Lots of young people come out as LGBTQ+ to their families and are embraced and supported. But that’s not always the case. Coming out, or being outed as LGBTQ+ can lead to young people being made homeless. This is the reality for 77% of the young people akt supports. Sometimes families are unaccepting and abusive. The locks changed. Possessions destroyed. akt exists to support these young people and can offer safety and hope in an open and accepting environment. We help with housing and also to help them celebrate their identity.